The
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, commonly referred to
as the FIA, claims to be a non-profit association established on
June 20, 1904 to represent the interest of motoring organisations and
private motor car users.

It
was founded as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs
Reconnus (AIACR), which describes its structure as an international
organisation of national clubs. Headquartered at 8, Place de la
Concorde, Paris,
France. At this time the FIA consists of 207 national
member organisations in 122 countries worldwide at time of going to
press. Its current president is Max Mosley. You may wish to use the
links on this page to obtain up to date information.

Nelson
says: "Organisations purporting to represent

any
sport should be sporting and accountable!"

This
article is derived from other articles on the internet and published in
accordance with US fair
use guidance and Article
10 of the European Convention of Human Rights. We have no
connection with or any other affiliation to the FIA, the UIM,
FIFA, FAI,
or any other sport
governing body, although some records reviewed on this and other sites
may be recorded with one or other of these organisations, or the
Guinness Book of Records.

For
the general public, the FIA is mostly known as the governing body for
motor racing events. In 1922, the FIA delegated the organisation of
automobile racing to the CSI (Commission Sportive
Internationale), an autonomous committee that later became the FISA
(Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile). A
restructuring of the FIA in 1993 lead to the disappearance of the FISA,
putting motor racing under direct management of the FIA.

As
is the case with soccer's FIFA,
the FIA is generally known by its French
name and acronym, even in English-speaking
countries, but is occasionally rendered as International Automobile
Federation.

Structure
of the FIA

At
first glance the FIA comprises a bewildering number of departments and
personnel all of which must be paid for. Hence, although stated as
a not for profit concern, it would seem reasonable to assume that large
sums of money change hands when doing deals with other so-called
sporting event organizers, the motivation for which is profit.

FIA
General Assembly – the Federation's supreme governing body,
consisting of the presidents of the FIA's numerous member clubs.

FIA
President – also serves as chairman of the General Assembly

FIA
Deputy President for Mobility and the Automobile

FIA
World Council for Mobility and the Automobile –
governs all non-sporting FIA activities

Mobility
and Automobile commissions

FIA
Deputy President for Sport

FIA
World Motor Sport Council – governs all the sporting
events regulated by the FIA

Sporting
commissions

FIA
Senate

FIA
International Court of Appeal

FIA
Secretariat

Members

Event
History

In
1950, the FIA organised the first World Championship for race car
drivers in racing events, known today as Formula
One. Since, Bernie Ecclestone is advertised as the boss of
Formula One, it is not clear what part the FIA played or their
contribution.

In
1955, the FIA created the World Endurance Championship, the first points
series for sports car racing in the world. This championship only had
scoring for manufacturers until 1981. From 1982, with the new Group C
prototype regulations, a drivers championship was added. In 1973, the
FIA organised the first World Rally Championship. The Rallye Automobile
Monte Carlo became the first ever FIA World Rally Championship event.

Clearly,
to be able to sustain its present staffing levels and offices, it is in
the interest of the FIA to protect deals with other sporting
associations, although such practices may be incompatible with the
integrity of the organisation.

Events

The
FIA currently regulates the following events:

FIA
Formula One World Championship

FIA
World Rally Championship

FIA
World Touring Car Championship

FIA
GP2 (formerly Formula 3000) Int. Championship

FIA
GT Championship

CIK-FIA
Karting World Championship

FIA
European Touring Car Championship

FIA
European Truck Racing Cup

FIA
Cross-Country Rally World Cup

FIA
European Drag Racing Championship

FIA
European Autocross Championship

FIA
European Rallycross Championship

FIA
Alternative Energies Cup

FIA
European Hill Climb Championship

FIA
International Hill Climb Challenge

FIA
European Hill Climb Cup

FIA
Historic Racing Championships

FIA
Historic Rally Championship

FIA
Historic Regularity Runs

FIA
Historic Hill Climb Championship

FIA
European Rally Cups

FIA
Middle-East Rally Championship

FIA
African Rally Championship

FIA
Asia-Pacific Rally Championship

FIA
European Rally Championship

A1
Grand Prix

Does
the FIA have an association have a hidden agenda as the governing motor
sport? It appears from the BBC article below that certain
officials may be intertwined with other sporting interests. In
particular, we received a similar letter to that seen below from a
company known to be associated with Bernie Ecclestone. We were
going about our business providing free information to the public,
contacts and articles of general interest, when out of the blue poured
threatening correspondence like this:-

Letter
from the FIA dated 15 May 2006

It
must be obvious to anyone that our site is not connected with any other
sporting or other official body, since we are not involved in motor
sport and offer no services requiring authorisation. Nor do we claim
affiliation. If that were to be the case, then in light of the
number of topics covered, we would need to be a very large entity
indeed. Whereas, we believe a number of organisations go a little
too far in seeking to prevent honest competition in seeking to secure
exclusive rights and bring about a monopoly situation. This is of
course extremely unsporting behaviour and anti competitive activity,
which copyright law is not designed for.

Whereas,
major sports such as motor racing and football are organised by money
hungry individuals, the evidence for which is the wealth amassed by
those in positions of control. Should sport be controlled in this
fashion? This is a question often asked by the public.
Should sporting bodies be allowed to enjoy a monopoly position, by
virtue of their not for profit status, where companies would be
subjected to regulation from the Monopolies Commissions?

With
respect to the above letter, it appears that the FIA are seeking to
prevent Max Energy Limited providing information about their
organisation (the FIA) to the general public. One reason for this
is that the Internet is a level playing field, a competitive situation
many large organisations are not familiar with. Using the
Internet, a small concern, even an individual, can compete against the
largest of companies and even governments, publication
wise, provided the smaller concern observes the rules. Our advice
to anyone confronted with this situation is don't be intimidated.
There are Anti-Trust and Anti-Monopoly laws which uphold your right to
publish, investigate and expose potential Cartels. Stick to the
facts and if necessary make formal complaint to the authorities. Copyright
law does not protect Cartels, etc.

Bernie Ecclestone made Formula One what it is today,
and he rules the sport through a mixture of fear,
respect and acute business acumen.

The
one-time motorcyle salesman can claim pretty much all
the credit for transforming the sport into the huge
global brand it is today.

It
was Ecclestone who started the F1 revolution in the
1980s by persuading team owners that he should
negotiate on their behalf for television and marketing
rights.

As
a result, he is now an extremely wealthy man.

Reputed
to be worth Ł2.3bn, Ecclestone and his family
occupied eighth position on the Sunday Times Rich List
for 2004.

His
love of motor racing began in the 1950s, but a crash
ended his career as a driver.

He
then moved into management. His first client was
Stuart Lewis-Evans, who was killed in a crash.
Ecclestone then managed the Austrian Jochen Rindt, who
also died in a crash but became the first driver to be
posthumously named world champion.

In
the 1970s, Ecclestone bought the Brabham team. He sold
the company in the late 1980s, and then launched his
bid to overhaul F1's commercial arrangements.
Ecclestone now owns a network of companies which have
the exclusive right to sell and market the
International Automobile Federation's (FIA) TV rights.

In
2000, the FIA agreed to lease him the rights for 100
years, which further increased his position. In March
2000, he sold 50% of one of his companies, Slec
Holdings, to German broadcaster EM.TV.

The
shares then passed to media giant Kirch, which
acquired another 25% of the business, leaving
Ecclestone with 25%. Kirch collapsed in 2002, with
three banks - Bayerische Landesbank, Lehman Brothers
and JPMorgan - taking over its stake in F1.

While
talks go on about the sale of the banks' shares,
Ecclestone's grip on the sport remains is
undiminished. Now 73, he has often said that the
pursuit of wealth is no longer the main driving force
in his life. But, as the dispute over the future of
Silverstone has shown, Ecclestone will never allow
himself to come off second best in any deal.

MAX
MOSLEY

Mosley
is the son of controversial MP Oswald Mosley, the
leader of the British Union of Fascists
in the 1930s.

At
one time he considered a career in politics, but was
advised against it because it was thought his family
background would count against him. The qualified
barrister has, however, used his skills to good effect
as president of motorsport's governing body the FIA.

While
Ecclestone has a reputation as a streetwise
wheeler-dealer, Mosley is seen as a cerebral operator,
responsible for implementing a raft of changes to the
way the sport is run. His involvement with motor
racing began in the late 1960s when he co-founded
March - a racing car manufacturer.

The
company then moved into building F1 cars and built up
a dominant position in American Indy Car racing in the
1980s. Mosley, however, extricated himself from March
to concentrate on F1 politics. He was Ecclestone's
lawyer during a bitter dispute within the sport in the
early 1980s, and played a key role in drafting the
Concorde Agreement which settled the issue and still
governs F1 today.

By
1991, Mosley had become president of the sporting arm
of the FIA. Two years later, he was elected president
of the whole federation. Through the FIA, he has
involved himself in road safety, and takes pride in
the part he played in the introduction of the Euro
NCAP crash test standards.

Over
the years, Mosley has had a number of spats with F1
car makers over his plans for the sport. He announced
in July that he intended to quit his FIA role at the
end of the season, saying that he found discussions
with team owners increasingly tedious.

But
he subsequently decided to stay on until at least
October 2005 after the FIA senate asked him not to
step down. Mosley has also had public rows with Ecclestone.
But many F1 insiders believe these are just part of a
well crafted plan to strengthen their control over the
sport.

Whatever
team owners, manufacturers and F1 fans may think of
them, few would dispute that the pair form a brilliant
and powerful double act.

For
those of you interested in learning more of the politics and rules
governing the FIA, their Statutes are a logical place to begin
research:-

Max
Rufus Mosley
(born 1940, London, England)
is currently serving his fourth term as president of the Fédération
Internationale de l'Automobile.

Mosley
is the second son of the British fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley and
Diana Mitford. He attended Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a
degree in physics in 1961. During his time at Oxford he was Secretary of
the Oxford Union. He studied law at Gray's Inn in London
and qualified as a barrister in 1964. He raced in club events in the UK
during 1966 and 1967 followed by Formula Two for the London Racing Team
and with Frank Williams's Formula Two team in 1968. He retired from
driving in 1969 and went into racing car production as one of the
founders of March. He met with some success in Formula
One, March finishing third in the Constructors' Championship in 1970
and 1971, with Ronnie Peterson second in the drivers' World Championship
in 1971 and great success in the profitable business of selling Formula
Two and other types of customer cars.

Max
Mosley - President FIA 4th term

In
the early 1970s he became involved with FOCA, the Formula One
Constructors Association, a union of teams created to defend the teams'
rights and maintain their collective control of the sport. At the end of
1977 Mosley officially withdrew from constructing and became legal
advisor to FOCA. He was later elected as president of the FISA (Fédération
Internationale du Sport Automobile, a committee of the FIA. A later
restructuring of the FIA led to the demise of FISA and Mosley was
elected president of the FIA.

At
the time Bernie
Ecclestone was the president of FOCA and Jean Marie Balestre
president of FISA. The two clashed repeatedly over various regulation
and financial issues, fighting for control of the sport. Mosley helped
resolve this debate by drawing up the Concorde Agreement, giving FISA
control of the rules and FOCA control of promotion and television
rights.

Shortly
thereafter Mosley disappeared entirely from Formula One for three years,
but returned in 1986 to become president of the FISA Manufacturers'
Commission and establish the Simtek Research construction team. He sold
his share of Simtek in 1991 when he was elected president of the FIA,
deposing Jean Marie Balestre by 43 votes to 29. He resigned a year
later, stating that he would rather be elected on his own merits than
the mistakes of his predecessor; the FIA immediately re-elected him for
a four-year term. He was elected to his second term in October 1997, his
third in 2001 and fourth in 2005.

Mosley's
supporters point out that all the rule changes have had the support of
the Formula One teams as required by the Concorde Agreement. Concerning
Indianapolis, Mosley has said that the FIA had no choice but to run the
race with six cars because the Michelin teams would not discuss any
solution except a chicane which would have meant racing on a circuit
which had not been properly approved. This would have put everyone in an
impossible position in law in the event of an accident.

In
June 2004 Mosley announced that he would step down from his position in
October of that year. However, in July 2004 he rescinded his decision
after the FIA Senate called for him to stay on. His term expires in
October 2009 although speculation remains that he will step down before
that.

Mosley
and Bernie Ecclestone retain almost complete authority over Formula One
racing; amongst other events, the FIA currently regulates the Formula
One World Championship, the World Rally Championship, and the GT
Championship.

Mosley
for a time was interested in becoming a Conservative MP,
as with his father, switched his allegiance to the Labour Party after
meeting its then leader, John Smith, in 1994.

Fans
have criticized Mosley for many of his rule changes and blamed him for
situations such as that surrounding the 2005 United States Grand Prix

FIA
GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The
FIA General Assembly is the supreme governing body of the Fédération
Internationale de l'Automobile. It consists of the presidents of each of
the FIA's member clubs and national organizations. Its one scheduled
annual meeting is entitled the "Ordinary General Assembly"; in
addition, the Assembly or the FIA President may call an
"Extraordinary General Assembly" if necessary.

According
to Wikipedia, the General Assembly's responsibilities in the
administration of the FIA are:

Determining
the location of the FIA Headquarters, currently at 8, Place de la
Concorde, Paris, France

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Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile,
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